Gólf

Old Norse Dictionary - gólf

Meaning of Old Norse word "gólf" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gólf Old Norse word can mean:

gólf
n. [Dan. gulv; Swed. golf], a floor,m. 9, 11, 13, Nj. 2, Eg. 217, Fms. vi. 365, passim; kona liggr á gólfi, to be in childbirth; stein-gólf, a stone floor; fjala-gólf, a deal floor: gólf-stokkar, m. pl. floor beams, Eg. 90; gólf-þili, n. floor deals, Eg. 236, Hkr. i. 17, Hom. 95.
gólf
2. an apartment, Edda 2, Stj. 56, Dipl. v. 18, Gm. 24, Clar. 134, Mar.; this sense, which is more rare, is preserved in the Icel. staf-gólf, a room formed by a partition, an apartment; a room is divided into two, three, or more stafgólf.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛚᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
Swed.
Swedish.
f.
feminine.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Vþm.
Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)
Clar.
Clarus Saga. (G. II.)
Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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